Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 2-05-2007
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 5th Day of February 2007 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, Bryon Alstead, Jim Casper, Joel Dahlheimer, and Roger Thalman. Also present were Clerk Gregg Raisanen and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. Also present were Jeff Kuhn, Township Engineer and Ben Oleson, Township Zoning Administrator. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Thalman at 7:30 PM.
Alstead, seconded by Casper, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of Golden Gate Road Construction bids under the Engineer’s Report and CR-42 under old business. Motion carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Casper, made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 17, 2007 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Ross, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 7028-7042 in the amount of $13,565.70 and net payroll in the amount of $2,575.57 for a total amount of $16,141.27 and to authorize the transfer of $4,000.00 from the savings into the checking account. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S REPORT: Clerk Raisanen reported that he had been in contact with Steve Radjenovich regarding the steel rods that he had placed in the road right of way off of S. LeHommeDieu Drive. He had cut one of the rods off and was unable to pound the remaining portion into the ground. The board agreed to allow them to remain in place until spring.
ENGINEER’ REPORT: Engineer Kuhn presented final plans and specs for the Golden Gate Paving Project. Casper, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to approve the plans and specs and to advertise for bids on February 9,16, and 23 and to schedule the bid opening for March 8, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Thalman reported that the Joint Planning Board approved the application for S. LeHommeDieu Estates.
OLD BUSINESS: Supervisor Casper reported that the Lake Carlos Lake Association has filed a court action to stop the proposed CR 34 project as engineered. Lake LeHommeDieu Lake Association is considering joining the action. The main area of contention is the width of the road and concern about drainage from the project. The board was in consensus that Douglas County has taken the necessary steps and recommended that the project proceed as engineered. Clerk Raisanen will contact County Engineer Robley to determine if a resolution will help allow the project to move forward.
Supervisor Ross reported that the Douglas County Planning Commission approved the variance application for Balsam Way Plat.
NEW BUSINESS: Zoning Administrator Oleson and the board discussed the procedures for future site visits for zoning applications. Casper, seconded by Ross, made a motion to have the Planning Commission conduct site visits for all applications except variance applications and to have the Board of Adjustments make the site visits for variances. Motion carried unanimously.
The board discussed the appointment of a chairman for the Board of Adjustments. This appointment will be made at the first meeting.
Zoning Administrator Oleson presented a draft of an enforcement policy. The board expressed no concerns with the policy and was in favor of enforcing the late fees as presented.
The board discussed the county’s policy on rip rapping shoreline. The board was in consensus to follow their procedure since it is in compliance with DNR specifications.
The office hours of the zoning administrator will be from 11:00 to 2:00 pm on Wednesdays.
David Kjos, Alexandria Township’s representative on the AAEDC, presented the board a summary of the work the AAEDC has been involved with during the past year. He highlighted the number of job creations and job retentions that have resulted because of industry expansion. He reported that the AAEDA would be levying $33,416 for Alexandria Township, which is a 7% increase from the previous year.
Chairman Thalman and Supervisor Ross reported that they had met with Mayor Ness and Jim Taddei regarding enforcement of the building code. They indicated that the City would be willing to not require duel permits within the 2-mile radius of the city as long as they would continue to do the inspection. In addition, they would be willing to do the inspection outside of the city limits for an $800.00 fee if the township enforces the building code throughout the entire township. Zoning administrator Oleson will meet with Jim Taddei to discuss procedures.
Ross, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to appoint Margaret Movald, Verla Schwendemann, and Darlene O’Brien as election judges and to appoint Darlene O’Brien as the head judge for the upcoming township election. Motion carried unanimously.
Being no further business, Ross, seconded by Casper, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:40PM.
Respectfully Submitted….. Approved this _____ day of________, 2007
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk Roger Thalman, Chairman